Lorenzo Vaccari

Taiwan: an AI bicycle tool improves design for industry professionals
#humansandmachines, #humusfive • 22 July 2026
The world’s ‘Bicycle Kingdom’ is tackling the sector’s most pressing issues with a solution that could revolutionize other creative industries.
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Sheng-Hung Lee’s template for longevity-oriented design
#humansandmachines, #humusfive • 22 July 2026
Design for Longevity Unclock Framework by Professor Lee is a tool that helps designers explore intersec-tions across longevity, service, system, design, technology and society. It uses technological advances and slow observation to improve the way we approach design.
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Bodies and bits: Rebecca Allen, a pioneer of digital art
#humansandmachines, #humusfive • 22 July 2026
Long before digital avatars and AI-generated imagery became part of everyday life, American artist Rebecca Allen was placing the female body at the centre of virtual space. We spoke with her about the relationship between physicality and technology as a major retrospective at Milan’s MEET Digital Culture...
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Art d’Égypte: a contemporary short-circuit among the pyramids
#humusfour, #humusquattro, #lamemoriadellecittà, #memoryofcities • 18 March 2026
The cultural platform founded by the curator Nadine Abdel Ghaffar periodically returns to activate the Giza pyramid site and the age-old culture of Egypt, helping it to dialogue with contemporary art. With what aim? To arouse shock among the public to recreate a state of attention.
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Purcell Architects: improving heritage buildings and restoring civic pride
#humusfour, #humusquattro, #lamemoriadellecittà, #memoryofcities • 11 March 2026
Tom Brigden, partner at heritage architecture specialists Purcell Architects, explains how older and abandoned properties can be sustainably adapted and brought back into use, so that all members of the community can enjoy them for years to come.
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A stroll through Art Deco - Ep.1 Ceramics
How many types of ceramics are there? When did ceramics and industry first come together? Valerio Terraroli, curator of the exhibition “Art Déco. Il trionfo della modernità”, and Domitilla Dardi, design critic, tell us all about it in their first “Art Deco walk”.
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Bodies and bits: Rebecca Allen, a pioneer of digital art

Long before digital avatars and AI-generated imagery became part of everyday life, American artist Rebecca Allen was placing the female body at the centre of virtual space. We spoke with her about the relationship between physicality and technology as a major retrospective at Milan’s MEET Digital Culture Center retraces her career.

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A stroll through Art Deco – Ep.1 Ceramics

How many types of ceramics are there? When did ceramics and industry first come together?
Valerio Terraroli, curator of the exhibition “Art Déco. Il trionfo della modernità”, and Domitilla Dardi, design critic, tell us all about it in their first “Art Deco walk”.

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